Banke 2 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Banke District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Banke 2
Parliamentary constituency
Banke 2 in Lumbini Province
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictBanke District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyRastriya Prajatantra Party
Member of ParliamentMohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi (CPN (UML))

Incorporated areas

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Banke 2 incorporates Duduwa Rural Municipality, and wards 1–15 and 18–22 of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

  • Banke 2(A)
  • Banke 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2026 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Mohammad Ishtiyaq RayiCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)24,62836.92
Bibek Kumar ShresthaRastriya Swatantra Party18,68228.01
Sudhanshu KoiralaNepali Congress17,59626.38
Rishi Raj DevkotaRastriya Prajatantra Party1,7232.58
Dipendra BistaNepali Communist Party1,4562.18
Others2,6163.92
Total66,701100.00
Majority5,946
CPN(UML) gain
Source: [2]

2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhawal Shamsher RanaRastriya Prajatantra Party29,57747.25
Mohammad Ishtiyaq RayiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal23,52037.57
Sudip Narsingh RanaNepali Congress4,4037.03
Binod Kumar AgrahariRastriya Swatantra Party1,3332.13
Irfan Ahmed SheikhIndependent1,2892.06
Others2,4793.96
Total62,601100.00
Majority6,057
Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain
Source: [3]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi 21,575
People's Progressive Party Pashupati Dayal Mishra 15,951
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Om Prakash Azad 11,622
Rastriya Janta Party Nepal Bijay Kumar Gupta 1,497
Others 3,628
Invalid votes 4,828
Result FSFN gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dinesh Chandra Yadav 12,586
Nepali Congress Raj Kumar Kurmi 7,916
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi 7,844
UCPN (Maoist) Parmananda Verma Kurmi 1,746
Independent Kalim Ahmed Ansari 1,277
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Dipendra Bahadur Singh 1,196
Others 4,143
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[4]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi 19,396
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dinesh Chandra Yadav 4,565
CPN (Maoist) Atahar Hussein Farooqi 4,091
Nepali Congress Kailash Nath Kashaudhan 3,568
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Pashupati Dayal Mishra 3,065
Others 4,240
Invalid votes 2,646
Result Forum Nepal gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala 15,256
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Rizwan Ahmed Sah 6,185
Independent Pashupati Dayal Mishra 5,218
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Badri Prasad Koirala 4,408
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Shanti SJB Rana 3,975
Others 1,489
Invalid votes 1,030
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Shanti SJB Rana 15,711
Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala 10,222
Independent Yuvaraj Sharma 2,887
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Syed Makbul Sah 2,643
Independent Dhawal SJB Rana 1,394
Others 985
Result RPP gain
Source: Election Commission[6]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala 14,409
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 5,926
Result Congress gain
Source:

See also

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References

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  1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "2026 Election Result". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  4. "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. 1 2 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  7. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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